OXFORD DICTIONARY
lend, v.tr. (past and past part. lent)
1 (usu. foll. by to) grant (to a person) the use of (a thing) on the understanding that it or its equivalent shall be returned.
2 allow the use of (money) at interest.
3 bestow or contribute (something temporary) (lend assistance; lends a certain charm).
lend an ear (or one's ears) listen. lend a hand = give a hand (see HAND). lending library a library from which books may be temporarily taken away with or Brit. without direct payment. lend itself to (of a thing) be suitable for. Lend-Lease hist. an arrangement made in 1941 whereby the US supplied equipment etc. to the UK and its allies, orig. as a loan in return for the use of British-owned military bases. lend oneself to accommodate oneself to (a policy or purpose).
lendable adj. lender n. lending n.
ME, earlier lene(n) f. OE l{aelig}nan f. l{aelig}n LOAN(1)
THESAURUS
lend
accommodate, accommodate with, add, advance, allow, bestow, borrow, confer, contribute, discount, discount notes, fit, float a loan, furnish, give, impart, lease-
lend,
lend-lease, loan, loan-shark, negotiate a loan, oblige, shave, suit
ROGET THESAURUS
lend
Lending
VB
lend, advance, accommodate with,
lend on security, loan, pawn, intrust, invest, place out to interest, put out to interest, let, demise, lease, sett, underlet.